Heerlen Elderly Agreement 2025-2030

Every week, more than 1,000 seniors move throughout the city via the Senior Actief programme, and more than 3,000 people aged 65 and over take advantage of the opportunity to receive a free library subscription. These successful initiatives will continue to exist, but at the same time we are going much further. The basis of the Heerlen Senior Citizens Agreement consists of four pillars; stimulating movement, involvement, mental challenge as well as stimulating the realisation of more suitable senior citizens' homes and flow. This takes into account affordability and a diverse range of options, such as life-course-proof patio homes in our neighbourhoods and districts, so that people can continue to live in their familiar environment as much as possible, precisely in the place where they feel at home. The Heerlen Senior Citizens Agreement contains a large number of new initiatives. Two examples of these are the Heerlen Senior Citizens Academy, which focuses on sharing the wealth of knowledge and experience of senior citizens, and the Senior Citizens' Telephone, which makes information about activities in the neighbourhood and facilities accessible in an accessible manner.

Getting Started Together

The agreement came about in part through 23 meetings with more than 300 seniors and conversations with many community partners including health care professionals and senior citizen associations. 

Alderman Marco Peters: "With the Heerlen Elderly Agreement we are taking an important step towards a future in which all seniors, if they so desire, feel supported, heard and valued. A city in which seniors remain vital and connected, where people count, participate and can retain control of their own lives. Our seniors deserve that! The joint signing of the Accord with our community partners is thus also the starting signal to realize this together."

On June 25, the City Council will consider the agreement; it will be signed with all of our community partners in early July.